Translations for „extortionist“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . ex·tor·tion·ist [ɪkˈstɔ:ʃənɪst, ekˈ-, Am -ˈstɔ:r-] N

extortionist → extortioner

II . ex·tor·tion·ist [ɪkˈstɔ:ʃənɪst, ekˈ-, Am -ˈstɔ:r-] ADJ

extortionist → extortionate

See also extortioner , extortionate

ex·tor·tion·er [ɪkˈstɔ:ʃənəʳ, ekˈ-, Am -ˈstɔ:rʃənɚ] N pej

1. extortioner (coercing person):

extortioner

Erpresser(in) m (f)

2. extortioner (usurer):

extortioner

Wucherer(Wucherin) m (f)

ex·tor·tion·ate [ɪkˈstɔ:ʃənət, ekˈ-, Am -ˈstɔ:r-] ADJ pej

1. extortionate:

extortionate (exorbitant)

maßlos

extortionate (exorbitant)

übermäßig

extortionate (exorbitant)

überrissen CH

extortionate (sum)

Wucher-

extortionate (sum)

horrend

extortionate (sum)

CH a. übersetzt

extortionate credit bargain

Wucherkreditgeschäft nt

to make extortionate demands of [or on] sb

übersteigerte [o. übertrieben hohe] Erwartungen an jdn stellen

extortionate prices

horrende [o. inf astronomische] [o. CH a. übersetzte] Preise

extortionate prices

Wucherpreise pl pej

2. extortionate (using force):

extortionate

erpresserisch

extortionate methods

Erpressermethoden pl

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Their latent hostility also surfaced when army factions began making extortionist demands directly on the population.

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